Snow-plow.



PATENTED SEPT. 11, 1906.

P. HANNAGAN.

SNOW PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. a1, 1906.

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' UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SNOW-PLOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 11, 1906.

Application filed January 31,1906. Serial No. 298,771.

To (LN, whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL HANNAGAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lawrence, in the county of Essex, State of Massachusetts, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Snow-.Plows, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawmgs.

The invention relates to snow-plows of the class employed for clearing snow from sidewalks and roadways, and while in part it refers more particularly to snow-plows such as are especially adapted for use for clearing snow from gutters and the like places it also is applicable in part to other snow-plows.

The invention consists in a gutter-plow or the like having the means hereinafter explained with reference to the drawings for supporting the outer end of the transverselyextending draft-bar and the corresponding shaft and in additionpreventing the plow from tipping over or overturning in consequence of the weight of the said shaft, or of pressure thereupon or upon the outer end of the draft-bar, or when the landside of the plow rides upon a mass of snow or ice'or is otherwise uplifted.

The invention further consists in various improvements in snow-plows of the general class aforesaid, which are hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

I The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective of a gutter-plow embodying the invention looking at the land side thereof. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the said plow looking at the opposite side thereof. Fig. 3 shows the plow in plan. Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the plow with the shafts, &c., removed. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the point detached, partly broken away.

Having reference to the drawings, at 1 is the landside of the plow shown therein, at 2 the opposite side thereof, and at 3 the point. The respective side portions 1 and 2 are formed of planks, as usual, and shod with iron, as at 4 1. As usual in the case of a gutter-plow, the landside 1 extends parallel with the line of movement of the plow to enable such portion of the plow to work close in against the edge stone or curbing of a sidewalk, while the opposite side 2 of the plow is incliped, as shown, to deflect the snow out ware.

At 5 is a platform extending horizontally from one side portion to the other and upon which the person who drives the horse or horses by which the plowis drawn may stand.

At 6 6 are posts extending upward from the opposite sides of the plow and by which the driver when standing upon the said plat form may steady himself to keep from falling or losing his position. The said posts are bolted, respectively, to the respective sides 1 and 2 of the body of the plow. Usually I form the rear portion of the landside, for about onehalf of the length thereof, of less height than the fore part thereof and also than the inclined side 2 to correspond with the position of platform 5 in order to render it convenient for the driver to step upon or from the said platform. A seat 61, extending across from one post to the other and secured thereto,will be provided in some cases.

Such seat may consist of a strap, as shown,

or the like, slung to the two posts, or a rigid ,seat may be attached to the latter. The ,point 3 is formed as shown best in Figs. 3 ,l and 5. It is composed of cast-iron, V-shape in horizontal cross-section, with the lower 1 portion thereof projecting somewhat farther forward than the upper portion thereof. The base of the forward portion of the point is closed or solid, as indicated in Fig. 5, and is upturned somewhat, as shown, to obviate tendency to enter and dig into ice or catch upon uneven surfaces or against stones or the like projecting from the paving, so as to arrest the plow or impede the progress of the same.

The diverging side flanges of the point receive between them the forward ends of the planks of the sides 1 and 2, as shown by Fig. 3. The

said ends are beveled off on their inner faces, the beveled surfaces of the planks of one side of the plow making contact with those of the other side thereof and the tip ends of the planks extending to the forward limit of the interior opening of the point. Bolts 7 7 7, &c., fasten the planks in place between the flanges of the point. strength and stiffness to the forward portion of the body of the plow and supports the point 3 securely.

At 9 is the draft-bar, to which the moving force is applied in the use of the plow. This draft-bar is arranged in connection with the forward end of the plow. It being necessary that the horse which is employed to draw the plow along should walk in front of the in- This construction gives 1 clined side of the plow the said draft-bar is secured by its inner end to the fore part of the plow and extends outward at right angles with respect to the landside across in front of the said inclined side. The attachment of the draft-bar 9 to the plow is effected by bolting the said inner end thereof to a side bar or draw-bar 8, which is applied to the landside at the top thereof and bolted thereto. The means of transmitting the said moving force to the said draft-bar consists in the present instance of the crossbar 10, having connected therewith the shafts 11 11 and whiffletree 12, the said cross-bar being connected with the draft-bar 9 by means of e'ycbolts 13 13 linked together.

In order that the force communicated to the draft-bar 9 may be transmitted to the body of the plow from both ends of the draft bar equally without racking the connection between the draft-bar and the body of the plow, the outer end ofthe draft-bar has bolted thereto the forward endof a'bar 14. The latter bar extends diagonally rearwardacross the top of the body of the plow. It'rest's upon a cross-bar 15 and th e side bar 8 and is bolted to the said cross-bar andside' bar, as shown.

I provide for obviating tendency of the body of the plow to overturn, as in'coii's'equence of the weight of the outwardly-extending draft-bar 9 and the outer shaft 11, or

of weight superadded to the outer portionof the draft-bar or the said outer shaft, and also in case the landside should'become uplifted, as in consequence of passing over a mass of snow or ice or other elevation in its path, as follows: At 16 is an outriggenrunner whichI employ in connection with the outer end of draft-bar 9. It is formed of a runner-iron which is bent to shape. One end of the said runner-iron is bolted to the saidend'of the draft-bar 9. The adjoining portion 161' of the runner-iron extends downwardly and first bows forwardly and then is bent rearwardly to form the runner. A portion 162 of the runner-iron, which continues rearward from the runner proper, extends diagonally upward and inward to an intermediate portion of the len th of the inclined side 2 of the body, to which side it is bolted, as at 168. Such diagonally-extending portion constitutes a brace by which the outrigger-runner is stayed in the direction from front to rear, and also transversely to some extent. Stiffness vertically in the support of the outer end of the draft-bar is secured by means of an upright post 17, which is securedat its lower end to outrigger-runner 16 and its upper end to the said end of the draft-bar. Lateral support is afforded to the outrigger-runner by means of a diagonal brace consisting ofa rod 18, Fig. 4, occupying an inclined position with its lower end attached to the lower end of post 17 and its upper end attached to the inner portion of the draft-bar 9.

I claim as my invention 1. In a snow-plow, in combination, the body comprising essentially the landside and the inclined side, the draft-bar projecting 7o transversely in front of the said inclined side, the diagonal bar connecting at the rear end thereof with the said body and at the forlward end thereof with the outer portion of the said draft-bar, and the outrigger-runner lconne'cted with the said outer portion ofthe draft-bar and having the brace extendingf rearward to and connecting with the said bod 2. In a snow-plow, in combination, thef 8o "body, the draft-bar projecting transversely, the diagonal bar connecting at the rear end thereof with the said body and at the forward end thereof with the outer portion of the said draft-bar, the outrigger-runner connected with the said outer portion of the draft-bar andfhaving the brace extended rearward to andconnecting'withthe said body, andthe inclined'brace whereby the outrigger ru'iiner is stayed'from displacement transversely 3. Ina snow-plow, in combination, the body, the draft-bar projecting transversely, and the outrigger-runner supporting the" outer end of the said draftbarand having the rearward extension connected with the' 5 said body. j

4. In a snow-plow, in combination, the" body, the draft-bar projecting transversely the outrigger-runner supporting the outer end of the said draft-bar and having the rear-' I00 ward extension connected with the said body, and the inclined brace whereby the outriggerrunner is stayed from displacement trans versely.

5. In a snow-plow, in combination, the body, the draft-bar projecting transversely, the outrigger-runner iron having the upwardly-bent forward end thereof connected with the outer portion of the said draft-bar and the rear end thereofconnectedwith the" said'body andmeans to brace the outrigger-' runner transversely.

6. In a snow-plow, in combination, the body, the draft-bar projecting transversely, the diagonal bar connecting at the rear end II 5 thereof with the said body and at the forward end thereof with the outer portion of the said draft-bar, and the outrigger-runner connected with the said outer portion of the draftbar.

7. In a snow-plow, in combination, the body constructed to effect the lateral removalof the snow, and having a support on which the driver of the plow may stand, the upright posts 6, 6, oppositely located with reference to each other to support andsteady the driver, and the seat connected with the" said upright posts.

8. In a snow-plow, in combination, the thereof the forward ends of the said sides,the converging sides of the body, and the metal said point having the lower portion thereof point, V-shaped in horizontal cross-section, projecting somewhat farther forward than 5 with the lower portion thereof projecting the upper portion thereof, and having the 5 somewhat farther than the upper portion base of the forward portion of the point upthereof, and having the base of the forward turned and closed or solid. portion of the point upturned and closed or In testimony whereof I aflix my signature solid. in presence of two witnesses.

9. In a snow-plow, in combination, the PAUL HANNAGAN. 1o converging sides of the body, and the metal l/Vitnesses:

point, V-shaped in horizontal cross-section, CHAS. F. RANDALL,

receiving between the diverging side flanges EDITH J. ANDERSON. 

